Description:
Position Summary:A Privately-Held Holding Company' Legal Department is seeking a dynamic and experienced legal executive to join our team as Vice President & Deputy General Counsel. This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the company's litigation and corporate legal functions. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO), the Deputy General Counsel will be a strategic partner to the executive team and play a critical role in mentoring legal staff, leading legal initiatives, and supporting the organization's continued growth. Ideal candidates will bring significant law firm and in-house corporate experience, exemplary legal and leadership skills, and the ability to continuously adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day legal counsel on general corporate, litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters
- Lead and mentor legal team members across functional areas, including transactions, financing, disputes and claims, employment, insurance, and records management
- Partner with the CLO and executive leadership to manage legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and integration
- Serve as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, helping to execute company strategy through cross-functional collaboration
- Select, engage, and oversee outside counsel, ensuring effective, high-quality, and cost-efficient legal representation
- Identify and implement process improvements in partnership with internal legal and business stakeholders
- Build and maintain productive, cross-functional relationships across the enterprise
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of A Privately-Held Holding Company business operations, including the regulatory requirements of each jurisdiction served
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Work Experience:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, with a blend of law firm and in-house or regulatory agency experience
- Demonstrated experience in litigation, corporate governance, transactions, and legal team leadership
- Prior experience in the energy sector is preferred
- Law firm experience strongly preferred
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Strong business acumen with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to legal problem-solving
- Proven ability to provide concise, creative, and practical legal counsel in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills, with experience managing a geographically dispersed legal team
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and collaborate across all organizational levels
- Ability to develop strong cross-functional partnerships and work cooperatively with colleagues across departments and locations
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the capacity to manage multiple complex projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines
- Strong judgment and strategic thinking, with the ability to anticipate issues and develop effective, business-aligned solutions
- Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, a desire to learn the business, new areas of law, and a proactive, mission-driven mindset
- Technologically adept and able to utilize virtual collaboration tools to maintain productivity across locations
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed based on business requirements